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AussieQuoteWe (well not hoaxers, but gen public) are the victim of his charade. Are you sure about that? LolLoved what you wrote just now!
We (well not hoaxers, but gen public) are the victim of his charade.
I wouldn´t go so far as to say that "Michael Jackson" is only a character and a lie. But I think that Michael created the persona "King of Pop" to protect his privacy, to take the pressure off the person Michael Jackson and to free up space for the man behind the persona. And I also agree that maybe all the masks and makeup have been introduced deliberately to make it easier for a "double" to impersonate the King of Pop.
I am reminded of Al Sharpton's line to the children at the memorial where he said .......There was nothing strange about your Daddy...what happened to your Daddy was strange .I think we must make adjustments for the unique circumstances that Michael grew up in, before labeling what we consider to be strange behavior. Not one of us here would know what it's like to be working and supporting your family at the age of 6 years old [and in seedy strip clubs and adult venues] during these impressionable and formative years. What we are possibly interpreting as strange behavior may be the outcome of his unique life experiences. I've always wondered how the man could get a decent night's sleep when he knew there were stalkers and obsessive fans waiting outside his gate at any and all times. Things like that would have to play on your mind some. That one example would cause me great paranoia and angst. I'm not debating that there are elements to Michael's public image that are part of a persona, but I am asking us to factor in when we look at what we consider strange behavior, that fact that his life and formative years were , shall we say unique.
Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel Like you're less than, less than perfect Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel Like you're nothing you are perfect to meYou're so mean when you talk About yourself, you are wrong Change the voices in your head Make them like you instead
I don't think anyone here is passing judgment on Michael's behavior. And at one time, I bought the whole victim story. We were meant to. Otherwise what happened wouldn't make sense. For example, we all recall Michael telling the story about his stay in prison and showing his bruises. Now, I don't have the kind of access to money or power, but if that happened to me, I'd sue their asses. Big time. The only way we could believe a person of Michael's stature and notoriety did nothing is if we saw him as a basket case. And if he didn't have the wearwithall to stand up for himself, what about his family? WTF!!! Are you telling me his mother couldn't have at least picked up the phone and called a lawyer? Ah, but we learned that Michael was a bit estranged from his family, etc. BUT, every day, people broken by the system, without the means to defend themselves ARE beaten and thrown in cells full of shit. We can identify with Michael's powerlessness, and while most of us may not have ever inhabited a cell, we know and can feel, nonetheless, the prison that surrounds us and are powerless against it. He was the man in the mirror. Michael mirrored back to us, or shall we say 'acted out' aspects of ourselves we would deny and think unlovable. He was awkward, had bad hair days. He loved his kids but made errors of judgment. He was contradictory. He was anything but perfect.